Romances and narratives by Daniel Defoe /
edited by George A. Aitken ; [with illustrations by John Butler Yeats].
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[London :
Published by J.M. Dent & Co.,
1895-1904]
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| Notes: | Each volume with collective half-title page and special title page for the individual volume and including a frontispiece. "The general introduction contains a brief biographical sketch and criticism of Defoe's position as a novelist. To each story there is a separate introduction, giving information respecting the circumstances under which the work appeared; the sources, if any, to which Defoe was indebted; and other matters which call for explanation": v. 1, p. xi. Decorative head- and tailpieces. Editions of volumes vary. Physical description: 16 volumes : plates. more |
Table of Contents:
v. 1. Preface. General introduction. Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. 2nd. ed. 1895.
v. 2. Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, pt. 2. 2nd. ed. 1899.
v. 3. Serious reflections on Robinson Crusoe. A vision of the angelic world. Appendix: Captain Woodes Roger's account of the rescue of Alexander Selkirk. Steele's account of Selkirk. 2nd ed. 1899.
v. 4. The life and adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell [includes The method of teaching deaf and dumb persons to write, read, and understand a language, by Dr. J. Wallis. cf. Dictionary of national biography] A remarkable passage of an appartion [now ascribed to John Ruddle. cf. Notes & queries, 8th ser., v. 8, p. 221-223, 349-350; Defoe's Works ... with an introduction by G.H. Maynadier, v. 4, p. xvi-xix] The friendly demon; or, The generous apparition. 1900.
v. 5. Memoirs of a cavalier. 2nd. ed. 1900.
v. 6. Life, adventures, and piracies of Captain Singleton. 3nd. ed. 1904.
7. The fortunes and misfortunes of Moll Flanders. 3rd. ed. 1902.
v. 8. The fortunes and misfortunes of Moll Flanders [cont.] an appeal to honour and justice. 3rd. ed. 1902.
v. 9 A journal of the plague year. Appendix: Extracts from contemporary narratives in illustration of Defoe's "Journal of the plague year." 1900.
v. 10. The life of Colonel Jacque. 2nd. ed. 1900.
v. 11. The life of Colonel Jacque [cont.] 1895.
v. 12. The life of Roxana (The fortunate mistress) 2nd. ed. 1900.
v. 13. The life of Roxana [cont.] 2nd. ed. 1900.
v. 14. A new voyage round the world. 2nd. ed. 1900.
v. 15. Due preparations for the plague. The dumb philosopher; or, Great Britain's wonder. The appariton of Mrs. Veal. The destruction of the Isle of St. Vincent. 2nd ed. 1901.
v. 16. The king of pirates (Captain Avery) An account of the Cartoucheans in France. The history of the remarkable life of John Sheppard. A narrative of all the robberies of John Sheppard. Life and actions of Jonathan Wild. Adventures of Captain John Gow. Lives of six notorious robbers. 1895.
v. 1. Preface. General introduction. Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. 2nd. ed. 1895.
v. 2. Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, pt. 2. 2nd. ed. 1899.
v. 3. Serious reflections on Robinson Crusoe. A vision of the angelic world. Appendix: Captain Woodes Roger's account of the rescue of Alexander Selkirk. Steele's account of Selkirk. 2nd ed. 1899.
v. 4. The life and adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell [includes The method of teaching deaf and dumb persons to write, read, and understand a language, by Dr. J. Wallis. cf. Dictionary of national biography] A remarkable passage of an appartion [now ascribed to John Ruddle. cf. Notes & queries, 8th ser., v. 8, p. 221-223, 349-350; Defoe's Works ... with an introduction by G.H. Maynadier, v. 4, p. xvi-xix] The friendly demon; or, The generous apparition. 1900.
v. 5. Memoirs of a cavalier. 2nd. ed. 1900.
v. 6. Life, adventures, and piracies of Captain Singleton. 3nd. ed. 1904.
7. The fortunes and misfortunes of Moll Flanders. 3rd. ed. 1902.
v. 8. The fortunes and misfortunes of Moll Flanders [cont.] an appeal to honour and justice. 3rd. ed. 1902.
v. 9 A journal of the plague year. Appendix: Extracts from contemporary narratives in illustration of Defoe's "Journal of the plague year." 1900.
v. 10. The life of Colonel Jacque. 2nd. ed. 1900.
v. 11. The life of Colonel Jacque [cont.] 1895.
v. 12. The life of Roxana (The fortunate mistress) 2nd. ed. 1900.
v. 13. The life of Roxana [cont.] 2nd. ed. 1900.
v. 14. A new voyage round the world. 2nd. ed. 1900.
v. 15. Due preparations for the plague. The dumb philosopher; or, Great Britain's wonder. The appariton of Mrs. Veal. The destruction of the Isle of St. Vincent. 2nd ed. 1901.
v. 16. The king of pirates (Captain Avery) An account of the Cartoucheans in France. The history of the remarkable life of John Sheppard. A narrative of all the robberies of John Sheppard. Life and actions of Jonathan Wild. Adventures of Captain John Gow. Lives of six notorious robbers. 1895.